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Hoddesdon road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,945 road traffic collisions in Hoddesdon, Broxbourne, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,729 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 33 were fatal and 469 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 35 collisions, level with 2024.

Collisions since 1979
2,945
339th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
3,729
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
33
33 people killed
Serious collisions
469
537 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
35
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
43
Level with 2024

Road collision statistics for Hoddesdon

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal331.1%
  • Serious46916%
  • Slight2,44383%

What the data shows

  • Hoddesdon had 389 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 31% fewer than the 567 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Hoddesdon were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 520 children under 16 were killed or injured in Hoddesdon, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in Hoddesdon.

Where Hoddesdon ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
339th
Most casualties
336th
Most fatal collisions
310th
Most serious collisions
354th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday418 (14%)
  • Tuesday448 (15%)
  • Wednesday434 (15%)
  • Thursday480 (16%)
  • Friday484 (16%)
  • Saturday393 (13%)
  • Sunday288 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,115 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit765 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown30 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,305 (78%)
  • Roundabout266 (9%)
  • Dual carriageway253 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road109 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph30 (1%)
  • 30 mph2,493 (85%)
  • 40 mph260 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph90 (3.1%)
  • 70 mph65 (2.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,361 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds386 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds42 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds26 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist18 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (0.4%)
  • Other64 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded37 (1.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,048 (55%)
  • Pedestrian570 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist485 (13%)
  • Cyclist446 (12%)
  • Van occupant81 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant24 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant20 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Hoddesdon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hoddesdon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Hoddesdon peaked at 94 in 1990; 2025 had 35.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 35
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253543
20243543
20233644
20223647
20213542
20203134
20193440
20183543
20175059
20166277
20155070
20145366
20135672
20125970
20116277
20105876
20096078
20084763
20075268
20067089
20056288
20047498
20037798
20026585
20015874
20007297
199973102
19986476
19976390
199692119
19956789
19946479
19937498
199288109
19916993
199094111
19897699
198889103
19876681
19866577
198592109
198481100
19837295
198285108
19816170
19806782
19797998

Map of recent crashes in Hoddesdon

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Hoddesdon

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Hoddesdon

The 24 most recent collisions in Hoddesdon happened between 5 June and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Hoddesdon

The A1170 has the most collisions in Hoddesdon, 1,307 of 2,945 (44%), followed by the B176 (113).

Collisions in Hoddesdon on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11701,3071,68815208
2ndB176113143218
3rdA108010738
4thB11975970017
5thB1945679412
6thB180263706
7thB1564400

Council areas covering Hoddesdon

Collisions in Hoddesdon were recorded in 5 council areas. Broxbourne has 2,843 of 2,945 (97%).

Collisions in Hoddesdon by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBroxbourne2,8433,59932454
2ndEpping Forest455404
3rdEast Hertfordshire415709
4thEnfield7700
5thNorth Hertfordshire4601

Postcode districts in Hoddesdon

Collisions in Hoddesdon were recorded in 5 postcode districts, led by EN11 (1,674) and EN10 (1,202).